The Snowflake Lobos will venture away from home to challenge the Poston Butte Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Snowflake is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Snowflake's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Seton Catholic. Considering the Lobos have won three matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Snowflake came from Karter Raban, Gionn Jones, Kanton Turley, Christian Smith, and Aaden Coor.
Snowflake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jones, Ezra Baum, and Coor picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Poston Butte had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Eastmark by a score of 18-7 on Friday.
Poston Butte's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Easton Filetti led the charge by rushing for 124 yards and a touchdown. Filetti got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 64 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Evan Moore, who gained 105 total yards and a touchdown.
Poston Butte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Snowflake's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Poston Butte, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Snowflake has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 235.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Poston Butte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 261.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Snowflake beat Poston Butte 37-26 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Poston Butte's Mason Lloyd, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Snowflake still be able to contain Lloyd? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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